Poetry for me is a way of living, it comes out of nowhere and I have to write it down. How I write, what I write, I decide. I am not asking you to be judgemental. I am gifted with the ability to see beyond the obvious.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Burden of Carrying---Sunday Scribblings

bronze coin tarnished with agelost in the recesses of my bagsomehow makes me feel moresecure. carrying this talismansince how long, I do not know.

only way I can have dad by myside that same coin picked outfrom his assemblage of hundreds,I singled out his all time favourite.

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Carrying is part and parcel of life. We human beings have a tendency to hoard and carry things forward. All those stuff, we have not needed for years still end up being there forever. I suppose we are all programmed not to let go, may it be things, feelings, emotions or thoughts. We carry excess of baggage everywhere. While travelling as well as in our minds.

We need to let go. Only true power over ourselves is to shed what we always carry, shedding like a skin and start afresh. It is not as easy it seems but we human beings can do it, if we try hard enough. The point is we do not want to. In fact, humans revel in it.

My motto in life is to move forward, leave the past behind, learn from it but not dwell on it. Carrying forward should not get on the way of living. It should not take over life.

I couldn't agree more. Remembering the past is necessary, but to dwell in it too long so that it impedes us from moving forward, is unhealthy. The best way to honor the memory of those no longer with us is to live our lives to the fullest, knowing to do so would have made them proud.

Very touching. The two items I saved that represent my dad are really strange. A dried up orange that I watched waste away and a piece of Velcro from the photo boards we made for his wake. People and Love are funny.

About Me

For someone who teaches mathematics, poetry comes easy. There are so many aspects about myself that are unknown even to me. Poetry is way to explore myself. Where it will lead me, I don't know. I don't want to know. I thrive on the unknown.